Time recording mechanism



Aug. 1, 1944. E. J. wooDHALL TIME RECORDING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 13,1942 3 Sheets-Sheet l EDWIN J.WOODHHLL.

ATTORNEY.

Aug. 1, 1944. E.- J. wooDHALL 2,354,934

TIME RECORDING MEGHANISM Filed Jan. 13, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 F IG. 2.

lNvENTOR s EDWIN J. wooDHALL.

' k-lol I 43 29 49 48 .By @Ihm ATTORNEY Aug. 1, 1944i E. J. wooDHALl.2,354,934

TIME RECORDING MEcHANIsM Filed Jan. 13, 1942 3 sheets-sheet 3 m owwawooDHALL.

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 1, 1944 2,354,934 TIME RECORDING MECHANISM EdwinJ. Woodhall, Akron, Ohio, assignor to The American Racing Pigeon Union,Jersey City,

Application January 13, 1942, Serial No. 426,600

(Cl. ZIM-'36) 5 Claims.

This invention relates to a time recording mechanism, more particularlyfor recording the time of arrival of carrier pigeons at their homestation when freed from a distant point; accordingly, the mechanismadapts itself for use in pigeon racing contests. The mechanism iscontained in a box into which the indicating bands on the legs of thepigeons are deposited in the order of the arrival of the pigeons attheir home station, the mechanism being operated upon the deposit ofeach band, so that by means of a time stamp (which is incorporated inthe mechanism) operating on a movable paper web, the pigeon arrivals aresuccessively recorded. In such contests, each pigeon owner is providedwith a box containing the timing mechanism and a committee or otherdesignated authority inspects the mechanisms to see that they are insuitable lcondition and ready for operation, sets the clocks and closesthe boxes, each having provisions to prevent or detect its re-openinguntil the box is returned to the committee. The pigeon owners then refVturn to their home stations, following which his pigeons are releasedo'r freed by the committee. As each pigeon arrives at its home station,the indicating band on its leg is removed and placed in a cavityprovidedin the mechanismand the latter operated by the owner, to record thearrival. At a predetermined time, each box is opened by the committeeand the bands in the respective cavities noted with respect to thesuccessive time stamp impressions on the paper web, and comparisons madewith similar impressions in the other boxes to determine the Winning ypigeons. k

One object of the invention is to provide an improved mechanism of thischaracter having signal means, operable automatically, to indicate tothe operatorr or pigeon owner predetermined `positions of the mechanismto prevent inaccurate for confused recordings on the paper web.

lmaterially simplified to insure accurate `operation and ready assembly.

Another object of the invention is-to provide -an improved mechanism ofthis character'wherein the operating parts are co-operatively related toprevent fraudulent recordings.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved mechanism ofthis character wherein provision is made to suspend a section of inkingmaterial for the time stamp.

Otherfobjects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in theart to which my invention relates fromk the following description takenin connection with the accompanying drawings,

wherein' l Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a `box yor containerenclosing a mechanism vembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view, the cover of the box being broken away toshow the mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section onthe line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section on the line 6-6of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 'l-l of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 10 is a section on the line lil- I0 of Fig. 3.

'In the drawings, I indicates a suitable casing enclosing the mechanismhereinafter set forth. The casing consists of a main section la and ahinged section Ib to permit access to the mechanism. These parts may belocked closed in any desired manner. The main and hinged sections of thecasing are preferably of requal size in height, which facilitates accessto parts of the mechanism and removal and replacement of windows 2, 2a,each of which fits recesses 3 formed in the adjacent side walls of thesections la, Ib I(see Fig. 3). The `window 2 is arranged in front rofthedial or face of a clock, indicated as an entirety vat 4 and suitablysecured withinthe casing l, being preferably secured to a base lxremovably mounted on the bottom wall of the casing section la. The baseIx is supported in spaced relation to the` bottom wall to accommodatecertain parts which are later referred to. The clock is provided rwithsuitable stamping elements (see Fig. `7) operated byv theA clock andarranged to record the hour, minute and second each time the mechanismvis operated (as later set forth), on a paper web 5. The paper web 5 ismounted on supports 6, 6', and fed from one to the other toA receivesuccessivetime stamped records or impressions. The clock and stampingelements and lthe operating connections therebetween may be of anydesired construction for which reason they are not illustrated anddescribed in detail. The supports 6, 6', for the paper web 5 may be ofany desired construction and both automatically actuated by operatingparts of the mechanism, but in the preferred arrangement, as hereindisclosed, only one support for the paper web is driven in the mannerlater set forth. The support 6 for the paper web 5 consists of anupright spindle 6a having a lower collar 6b and an upper collar 6c. Thespindle 6a is suitably mounted on the base I. The collar 6c is removablysecured to the upper end of the spindle 6a, whereby a roll of paper web5 may be readily mounted on the spindle as shown in Fig. 5. As shown inFig. 4, the collar 6c is formed with an internally screw threadedopening which threads on the upper, reduced end of the spindle againstthe resulting shoulder. 'I indicates as an entirety a frame comprisingspaced uprights 1a, 1b, suitably secured to the base Ir and a plate 'Icsuitably secured to flanges provided on the upper ends of the up. rights"Ia, 1b. 6a: indicates a leaf spring anchored at one end on the uprightIa and normally biased against the roll of paper web 5 to frictionallyretard it from unwinding. The paper web 5 is guided around a pair ofspaced posts 8, 8a, from the support 6 to the support 6', the latterbeing driven a predetermined distance during each operation of themechanism. The posts 8, 8a, are suitably mounted at their lower ends inthe base Ix and are spaced at opposite sides of and forward of a movableplaten 9, when the latter is in normal position, so as to yguide the webbetween the platen 9 and the stamping elements. I indicates a section orsheet of transfer material disposed between the stamping elements andthat portion of the paper web guided by the posts 8, 8a, in front of theplaten 9. The transfer material may consist of carbon paper or wovenmaterial inked similar to typewriter ribbons. The end portions of thetransfer section III are removably secured between clamping ele-l mentsI I which are spacedly mounted at or adjacent-the opposite sides of theclock 4 and support the transfer section I0 in a transverse planebetween the timestamp elements and the paper web 5. To provide theclamping elements II, I provide rearwardly of the clock a thin sheet ofmetal IIa, which is secured to the base I :r and formed with an openingto expose the stamp elements. Along the opposite ends of the sheet IIa Iprovide angles IIa. One side portion of each angle is suitably securedto the sheet I Ia; whereas its other side portion forms a clamping wallIIb between which and a strip IIc the transfer The platen 9 is providedon its face or front side with a pad or layer of relatively softmaterial 9. On its rear side, the platen 9 is provided with a hollowboss 9" threaded internally to provide a screw thread connection withthe outer end of a hollow reciprocatable member I4. The outer endportion of the member I4 extends through and slidably ts an opening 1',in the upright 1a whereas its inner end portion telescopes over and isslidably supported by a guide member I5, which is mounted on the uprightIb and extends .inwardly therefrom. Within the reciprocatable `member I5and between the platen 9 and inner section is removably clamped. Eachstrip I Ic exvthe wall IIb, and hence yieldingly presses the strip II ctoward the wall IIb to detachably secure the transfer section thereto.As shown, the walls I Ib are disposed at right angles to the plane inwhich the transfer section is supported, so

that relatively little spring tension on the strips IIC is required tosupport the transfer section I0; and this light spring tension permitseach strip to be readily deflected either to insert a section oftransfer material or take up on slack therein. A Y

end of the guide member I5 I provide a relatively strong coiledexpansion spring I6 arranged to be put under tension when the platen 9is retracted (toward the right as viewed in Figs. 4 and 5) so that whenthe platen 9 is released, the spring I6 will impel the platen toward thestamp elements and effect an impression therefrom onto theY paper web 5.At its inner end, thereciprocatable member I4 is provided with a collarI1 with which a cam I8 ,engages to retract the member I4 and thendisengages it to release the member I4 for operation by the spring I6.Ila is a relatively light coiled spring surrounding the member I4 andinterposed between the wall 1a and collar I`I for moving the memberrearwardly following each operation of the platen. As will be observed,in the movement of the platen 9 under the influence of the spring I6,the spring I4a is compressed between the collar I'I, and wall 1a, thetension thus storedvup in the spring I4a being utilized to move theplaten rearwardly out of engagement with the paper web 5, so that thelatter is free to be moved or fed forwardly by the operation of thesupport 6', as later set forth. At one side the collar I'I is formedwith a through opening IIa, in parallel relation to the axis of themember I4. A rod I9, which is supported on and extends inwardly from theupright "Ib, extends through the opening I'Ia and through its engagementwith the walls thereof it prevents rotative movement of the member I4and maintains the collar I'I in a predetermined relation to the cam I8.The collar II may be secured to the member I4 in any desired manner, butpreferably it is split, as shown in Fig. 9, and the Asplit portionsclamped to the walls of the member I4 by ascrew IIb. The cam I8 issuitably fxed to a shaft 20 (which is later referred to) lrotatablymounted in and extending through the base Ifr and top wall 1c, its upperend being shaped for engagement by a crank (not shown) and related to anopening 20a formed in the top wall of the casing section Il), wherebythe shank ofthe crank may be applied to the shaft 20 to rotate it.

2 I indicates a stud shaft extending upwardly `from the top wall 1c. Theshaft ZI has fixed to it a collar 2 Ia, having a reduced lower endfitting an opening in the wall 1c, the shaft extending through theopening and an opening in the flange on the upper end of the upright lo,so that by means of a nut 2Ib threaded on the lower end of the shaft,the walls 1a and Ic are secured tof'gether and the shaft 2I rigidlysecured in posi- `holders preferably consist of cups depending from` thedisk 23, their open endsv being flush with the top surface ofthe disk.The circumference of the disk 23 is divided intov twelve equal imaginarysections, corresponding to the step-by-step operation of the disk in onerevolution thereof. Ten of these sections areprovidedwith cups 24numberedl to I0, consecutively, one section is blank and designated S(to indicatey the starting or setting position of thev mechanism) andthe remaining section is blank andy designated F (to indicate the end ofthe recordings). AsI shown', the section marked S is in advance of thecup numbered I and the section marked F is rearward of the cup numberedand adjaecent to and'in advance of the section marked S. Cups 24 aredisposed below the blanks S and F for a purpose later apparent. Also, asshown, the cups and blanks are equal distances from the axis of thedisk, so that each moves into registry with an opening formed in the topwall of the casing section Ib, which opening permits the indieatingdevices removed from the pigeons, upon arrival thereof at their homestation, to be de# posited in the cups 24. In this arrangement,provision is made to record the successive arrival ofr` one to tenpigeons. The driving connections between the shaft-2|) and disk 23 areconstructed to (a) operate the latter one step (counter-clockwise asviewed in Fig. 2) eachtime the cam |6 retracts the platen 9 and releasesit to make a time record or impression, which operation takes place inone complete rotation of the shaft 20, and .(b) pre` vent reverserotation of the disk (clockwise) or disconnection of the disk from thedriving ele-H ments carried by they shaft 2B and rotated in eitherdirection, 'so thatfraudulent operations and time records cannot beeffected.

The driving connections comprise .the following: 26 indicates aplurality o'f slots formed in the marginal portion of t-he disk 23 `andextend-v ing inwardly from its periphery. Due to the fact that in thestarting position of the disk the blank S is in registry with vtheopening 25, aslot 26 is provided adjacentA to and in advance of thevcups 24 numbered 3 to ISL, respectively, blanks F and S and cup numberedI, but omitted from the margin adjacent to the cup numbered 2, where bythe disk periphery forms a. stop, as later set forth, to preventcontinued operations'` of the mechanism..

Each of the slots 26 is adapted to receive a pin 21 extending upwardlyfrom a collar A28 disposed in a plane below the disk 23 and having adepending hub 28a suitably fixed to the shaft 20,.A` so as to vberotated thereby, the engagement of thev pin 21 with the end andfrontwalls of the slot, during one rotationl of the collar, serving to movethedisk 23 one step to bring the adjacent rearward'cup or blank (as rthecase may be) into registry with the openingl 25 andfthe adjacentrearward slot 26 into position to receive the pin 21 for the succeedingrotative movement of the collar 28. As shown, the marginal portion ofthe collar 28 extends beyond the marginal portion of the disk 23 in thepath of movement of the cups Zland'henc'e prevents rotative movement ofthe disk independently of! the shaft' 20 vor during the movement ofcollar whenV the pin 21 is disengaged from the walls of each slot; butto permit rotation of thev disk 23 by theengagementof thev pin 21 withthe walls of each slot 28, the marginal portion of the collar 28 isformed with afrecess 28h, which accommodates the cup L24Y 'adjacent-thatslot 26- into and out of whichthe pin v21 moves' eachl operation. Thepin 21 preferably extends upwardly to a point closeto the inner surfaceof the top wall of the casing section Ib, so as to prevent ylifting 'ofthe disk. 23 (while the casing I is closed) far enough to disengage thepin and per mit fraudulent operation of the disk. 29 indicates alseparate shaft mounted in th wall 1c and base la: and extending throughthe latter to lprovide a driving connectionwith the shaft 20, as laterset forth. The shaft 29-extends through and slidably nts the hubs onthe. upper and lower ends of the support 6', to sup-- port the latterthereon and permit movement of; the support endwise of the shaft.The-upper end portion of the shaft 29,` below the wall 1c, is providedwith a laterally extending lug or pin 30 adapted to removably seat in arecess 3| formed in the hub on the, upper end of the support- S.; Thelower end of the support or spool vl. rests on a lever 32-which issuitably pivoted at its inner end on a standard 313 and normally biasedup-V. wardly by a spring 34 coiled around the shaft 29. As shown in Fig.10 the hub 35 at the lower end of the support or spool 6 is provided atits lower end withr a flange and the lever 32, kwhich is formed with anopening through .which the hub extends, is arranged between the lowereri-d wall ofv the support 6 and the` flange provided on the lower endof the hub 35. Invk this arrangement-the spring is interposed between acollar 36k which is fixed to the shaft29 and rests on the base Im, andthe hub 35 and normallyY acts lthrough the latter to maintain the lever32 and. support .6^ elevated, withthe pin 30 seated in the recess 3|,whereby rotation of the shaft 29 drives the support 6'.. The lever 32through its engagement with the flange on therhub 35, when pusheddownwardly y(see dotted linesin Fig. 10), serves to move orslide. thesupport 6 downwardly endwise of the kshaft y29, such movement effectinga disengagement kofr the recess 3| fromthe pin 30, whereby the support6' is free to rotate in either direction, so that the paper web 5 woundthereon may be readily removed. The side wall of the support or spool6.', intermediate its ends, is provided with a resilient lclip 31, underwhich the outer or free end portion of the lpaperweb 5 is positioned tosecured it to the support ready to be wound thereon. When the recordingoperations are completed and ithe casing is opened, the support 6 isreleasedordetached from the shaft 29' and the `support rotated manuallyto windy thereon the portion carrying time stamp impressions to feed theycontiguous unstamped portion into position to be secured to the support6'.. `That portion of the web, carrying the impressions is then severedfrom the unstamped por-y tion, yand unwound from the support, followingwhich the resulting free end portion of the web is secured to thesupport 6. y318 indicates as an entiretythe connections between theshaft 20vand the shaft 29, arranged to lock the latter against movementthrough a predetermined rotatve movement of the shaft 20 in eachrevolution thereof and to rotate the yshaft 29'during" they remainingvrotative movement of the `shaft zu,A In this operation, the Shaft 2s isheld against! rotation while the platen is op`i erated by the' cam I8`and released, so that at the time an lmpr'esison" is made yon the paperthe latteris at rest, 'but'following the impression yon the web,` theshaft 29 is rotated to wind the succeeding portion of the web 5 on thesupport 6l' to feed the contiguous portion thereof intopositiontoreceive a timestamp impression.

By preference the connections between the shaft 20 and the shaft 29,when operating to rotate the latter and the support 8', Wind on thesupport a portion of the web long enough to move that portion thereof onwhich the last impression was made by theY time stamp devices, into viewbehind the window 2a, whereby the impression may be checked with thehands of the clock 4; The connections 38 comprise the following: 39indicates a disk suitably fixed to the shaft 20 below the base Im andprovided on its lower face with a locking element 40 and a series ofdepending pins 4|. The locking element 40 consists of a thickenedportion of the disk 39 having an arcuate outer wall 40a struck on apredetermined radius of the shaft 20. The series of pins 4I extend fromone side of the locking element 40 around the disk 39 to the oppositeside thereof in uniform spaced relation so as to successively move intoand recede from uniformly spaced slots 42 respectively, formed in a disk43, which is secured to the shaft 29 below the base Ix. The slots 42 inthe disk 43 extend radially inwardly from its periphery and areuniformly spaced to successively receive the pins 4|, the engagement ofeach pin with the wall of a slot serving to rotate the disk 43. As shownin Fig. 6, one side edge of the disk 43 between two of the adjoiningslots 42 is of concave shape from end to end, as shown at 42a, having acurvature concentric to the wall 40a of the locking element 4U, andarranged to mesh therewith, as the disks 39 and 43 rotate. Fig. 6 showsthe position of the disks 39 and 43 at starting position (see Fig. 2where pin 21 is in position to enter the adjacent slot 26). If now theshaft 20 is rota-ted one revolution, which, as already set forth,rotates the disk 23 one step and reciprocates the platen 9 to make animpression on the paper web, the Wall 40a will lock the disk 43 againstrotation (their complementary relation permitting the locking element 49to move relative to the wall 42a While coacting with the latter to lockthe disk 43 against rotation), until the wall 40a clears the wall 42a,following which the pins 4l will successively engage the walls of theslots 42 to rotate the disk and thus eifect rotation of the support 6 towind a portion of the web 5 thereon. In this connection, it will benoted that in the assembly of the disks 39 and 43 on their respectiveshafts, they are predeterminedly related so as to revolve the walls 40aand 42a into interlocking relation in each revolution of the shaft 20 inco-ordinated relation with the operation of the cam I8 so as to lock thedisk 43 in advance of and during the operation of the platen tov effecta time stamp impression, whereby the latter is made while the paper webis at rest.

44 indicates a signaling device for indicating the position of the shaft2U when it has made one complete revolution to effect an operation ofthe platen 9 and movement'of the disk 23 one step and is ready to starta succeeding operation, the purpose being to prevent over-feed orunderfeed of the paper web 5, whereby each time record thereon will bespaced from adjoining records rather than be overlapped and confused. ASshown in Fig. 2, the shaft 2o is lin starting position; that is, the pin21 is in position to engage the adjacent slot 26 and the signallingdevice 44 is visible through the window 2a. If the shaft 20 is rotatedto effect an operation, as already set forth, the signalling device,which is operatively connected to a movable part of the mechanism, willrecede from view and re-appear as the pin 21 reaches its startingposition, thus indicating to the operator that the shaft 20 has made onecomplete revolution and is again in starting position.

'I'he signalling device 44 consists of a flag supported on a movablemember 45, which is preferably slidably mounted on the bottom wall ofthe casing section la. The slidable member is provided with an elongatedslot 45a, which forms a guide way engaged 4by a plurality of spacedscrews -46 supported in the bottom wall of the casing section la. Acoiled expansion spring 41 suitably anchored at one end and connected atits opposite end to the movable member 45 normally tends to move thelatter in one direction against a stop 41a to position the flag 44 atone side of the window 2a. The movable member 45 is provided with astriker 48 normally arranged in the path of movement of a pin 49depending from the disk 43, and positioned thereon so as to engage thestriker 48 to operate the movable member 45 in the opposite direction asthe shaft 20 approaches the end of its movement in making one completerevolution. Accordingly, as the shaft 20 completes its movement, themovable member 45 is moved by the pin 49 in opposition to the spring 41to position the ag 44 behind the window 2a to signal the operator. Asalready set forth, the shaft 20 is shown in its starting position;accordingly, in the succeeding operation of the shaft 20, the pin 49will ride the striker 48 following which the movable member 45 will movetoward the left (as viewed in Fig. 6) under the influence of the spring41 against the stop 41a with the striker 48 in position to be engaged bythe pin 49, as it revolves with the disk 43, and moved back to theposition shown in Fig. 6.

50 indicates a ratchet wheel fixed to the shaft 29 and engaged by aspring operated pawl 5I, which is pivotally mounted on the lower side ofthe plate 1c, to prevent movement of the shaft 20 counter-clockwise (asviewed in Figs. 2, 6 and 8).

52 indicates as an entirety a detection means for indicating on thepaper web each movement of the cover section lb to open or closedposition. Of these means, 52a indicates a recess formed in the post 8a.53 indicates a pin disposed on the opposite side of the paper web 5 andarranged to be projected into the recess 52a, each such operation of thepin serving to punch a hole in the web. The pin 53 is mounted on a lever54 (see Fig. 7), which is pivotally mounted on a shaft 55, the latterbeing supported by the side walls of a U-shaped member 56 suitably fixedto the base Ix (see Fig. 3). The lever 54 is normally biased outwardlyagainst a stop 54 by a suitable spring 54a, which is fixed to the bottomwall of the member 56, to position the pin 53 outwardly of the papervweb 5. The upper end portion of the lever 54 is provided with cam walls51, 51a, reversely inclined relative to its outer face, and arranged tobe engaged by a lug or projection 5I fixed to the inner face of theadjacent wall of the casing section Ib. As shown in Fig. '7, the lug 53is disposed below the cam wall 51 so that if the casing section Ib isopened, the lug in riding the cam wall will swing the lever 54 inwardly,the effect of which is to project the pin 53 through the paper web 5into the recess 52a. Obviously, when the casing section I b is closed,the engagement of the lug 58 with the cam wall 51a will punch a separatehole in the paper web. Accordingly, a record is made on the paper webeach time the casing is opened and closed. The

punched holes serve the purpose of indicating the setting of themechanism and closing of the casing by a committee in advance of timestamp records being made on the paper web and the opening of the casingby or in the presence of the committee when the records are completed.As the detection means automatically operate each time the casing isopened and each time it is closed, the committee is able to determinewhether or not casing has been opened without the proper authority.

Operation-In a racing contest the casing I is submitted to the committeeand set in position for operation, as shown in Fig. l with space S inregistry with the opening 25. The shaft may then be operated by thecommittee or the owner of the casing to make a time stamp impression,corresponding to space S, and to move holder No. I into registry withthe opening 25. Thereafter, at the home station, upon arrival of eachpigeon, the band is removed from the latter and deposited in that holderwhich is in registry with the opening and the shaft 20 rotated onerevolution following each deposit. If ten pigeons have been entered inthe race, the shaft 20 is operated again corresponding to space F whichrotates the disk 23 to a point where the holder No. 2 is opposite thepin 21, but as a slot 26 is omitted from the disk in advance of thisholder 2, any attempt to again operate the disk and platen will beblocked by engagement of the pin 21 with the side wall of the disk 23.If less than ten pigeons have been entered in the race or less than tenreturn to the'home station, the number of the holder in registry withthe opening 25 will indicate how many pigeons did return, so that thecommittee can determine how many times the mechanism was operated andidentify the time stamp impressions on the web 5 therewith.

To those skilled in the art to which my invention relates many changesin construction and widely differing embodiments and applications of theinvention will suggest themselves without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention. My disclosures and the description herein arepurely illustrative and are not to be in any sense limiting.

What I claim is:

1. In mechanism of the class described, the combination of a casing onewall of which is formed with an opening, and a recording mechanism insaid casing and including an operating shaft, a movable membercomprising a disk and a plurality of holders extending therefrom andhaving receiving openings in said disk, the marginal portion of saiddisk beingr formed with a slot adjacent each holder, and a disk on saidshaft overlapping said rst mentioned disk to fit between said holders tolock said member against movement, said last mentioned disk having anoperating device arranged to move into and out of one of said slots ineach revolution of said shaft to move a succeeding holder into registrywith said opening and a recess adjacent said operating device arrangedto receive the holder adjacent the slot into which the operating devicemoves in each operation thereof.

2. In mechanism of the class described, the combination of a casingcomprising a main section and a section hinged thereto, of lrecordingmechanism mounted in said casing and including supports for a roll ofpaper webbing, one of said supports consisting of a drum on which thewebbing is wound, spaced posts for guiding the webbing relative to saidmechanism, one of said posts being formed with a recess, a memberpivotally mounted in said main section of said casing and disposedoutwardly of the webbing and provided with a punching element arrangedto be projected through the webbing into said recess, and a deviceinteriorly carried by said hinged casing section arranged to operatesaid pivoted member each time said hinged casing section is closed oropened.

3. In mechanism ci' the class described, the combination of a casing onewall of which is formed with an opening, a recording means in saidcasing, said means including an operating shaft, a member rotatablymounted in said casing and comprising a plurality of designated stationsand a stop station adapted to successively register with said opening,the periphery of said member being formed with spaced slots each relatedto one of said designated stations, said operating shaft being providedwith a disk in overlapping relation to the periphery of said member, apin on said disk arranged to move into and out of one of said slots ineach revolution of said operating shaft to rotate said member andsuccessively move the designated stations and stop station into registrywith said opening, the engagement of said pin with the periphery of saidmember when said stop station registers with said opening serving toprevent rotation of said member.

4. In mechanism of the class described, the combination of a casingconsisting of a main section and a hinged section therefor, the top wallof said hinged section being formed with a receiving opening and a shaftengaging opening, a recording mechanism within said casing, saidmechanism including a driven upright shaft and a driving upright shaftrelated to said shaft engaging opening, a member removably mounted onthe upper end of said driven shaft in spaced relation to the top wall ofsaid hinged section, the periphery of said member being formed withspaced slots, and a pin carried by said driving shaft arranged to moveinto and out of said slots to rotate said member step by step in eachrevolution of said driving shaft to effect registry of successiveportions of said member with said receivingopening, said pin extendingupwardly and arranged to prevent removal of said member from said drivenshaft prior to its disengagement from said pin.

5. In mechanism of the class described, the combination of a casingprovided with a window in one wall thereof, a recording mechanism insaid casing vand including a drum on which a web of paper is wound andan operating shaft, driving connections between said shaft and the shaftfor said drum arranged to impart one revolution t0 said drum for eachrevolution of said operating shaft, said` connections including a diskfixed to the drum shaft and provided with a lug, a slide carrying asignal device, an arm on said slide engaging said lug and held therebyto position said signal device in exposed relation to said window, and aspring normally tending to hold said arm in engagement with said lug andto move said slide laterally relative to said window during movement ofsaid disk, whereby said signal device moves out of and into exposedposition through said window to indicttthe rotative movement of saidoperating s a EDWIN J. WOODHALL.

